Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems
Section 87.371 - Unused sick leave, how credited.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001
87.371. Unused sick leave, how credited. — 1. Any member retiring pursuant to the provisions of sections 87.120 to 87.370, after working continuously for an entity covered by sections 87.120 to 87.370, until reaching retirement age, but not including retirement for service-connected disability, shall be credited with all of the member's unused sick leave as certified by the member's employing entity.
2. No member working on or after July 1, 2000, shall be credited with sick leave at a rate less than or more than the rate being earned on July 1, 2000, nor shall any cap or limit applied to accumulated sick leave after July 1, 2000, be construed as a limit on the number of sick days actually earned without reference to the cap or limit which may be credited pursuant to the provisions of this section. When calculating years of service, each member shall be entitled to one day of creditable service for each day of unused accumulated sick leave earned by the member.
3. Accumulated sick leave shall allow a member to vest in the retirement system by using such credited sick leave to reach the time of vesting and shall also allow a member to exceed a seventy-five percent service retirement allowance by adding accumulated sick leave to no more than thirty years of creditable service or a member who is participating in the DROP program established in section 87.182 may elect upon retirement to have placed in his or her DROP account a dollar amount equal to his or her accumulated number of sick leave hours multiplied by his or her hourly rate of pay at the time of retirement, or to place one-half of this dollar amount in the member's DROP account, to have one-fourth of this dollar amount added to the member's average final compensation, and to have the remaining one-fourth of this dollar amount remain as time and added to the member's creditable service.
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(L. 1989 S.B. 334 § 1, A.L. 1995 H.B. 260, et al. merged with S.B. 404, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314, A.L. 2001 S.B. 290)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages

Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems

Section 87.005 - Firefighters, certain diseases presumed incurred in line of duty — conditions — infectious disease defined.

Section 87.006 - Firefighters, certain diseases presumed incurred in line of duty — persons covered — disability from cancer, presumption suffered in line of duty, when — infectious disease defined.

Section 87.010 - Fund for pensioning firemen — treasurer of corporation ex officio treasurer of fund — cities other than first class to ratify.

Section 87.015 - How certain cities may be included in these provisions.

Section 87.020 - Creating board of trustees.

Section 87.025 - Duties and powers of board — assessment of members.

Section 87.030 - Rewards and gifts to pension fund.

Section 87.035 - Trustees may invest fund.

Section 87.040 - Disposition of interest — duties of legislative body of city.

Section 87.045 - Eligibility for and payment of a disability pension.

Section 87.050 - Death benefits, amount — eligibility — limitations.

Section 87.055 - Law applicable to whom.

Section 87.060 - Retirement pension, eligibility for and payment of.

Section 87.063 - Health care benefits for retirees — separate fund established for benefits and premiums — application by retiree to be special consultant, compensation to fund benefits.

Section 87.065 - Payments prorated when funds are insufficient.

Section 87.070 - Pension fund custodian.

Section 87.075 - Warrants, upon whom drawn.

Section 87.080 - Warrants, how drawn.

Section 87.085 - Annual report of condition of fund.

Section 87.090 - Fund exempt from execution.

Section 87.095 - Funeral expenses to be paid.

Section 87.100 - Relief associations may, by vote of members, amalgamate with board of trustees.

Section 87.105 - Penalty for misrepresentation.

Section 87.120 - Definitions.

Section 87.125 - Authorizing municipality to provide by ordinance for pensions.

Section 87.127 - Qualified government plan, retirement plan intended to be.

Section 87.130 - Membership requirements.

Section 87.135 - Members shall file detailed account of service — verification of service and issuance of service certificate — cooperative agreements, transfer of creditable service between systems.

Section 87.140 - Administration vested in board of trustees — how appointed — vacancies — compensation — oath — voting.

Section 87.145 - Board has exclusive original jurisdiction — review — rules and regulations.

Section 87.150 - Chairman — secretary — actuaries.

Section 87.155 - Data and record to be kept — annual report.

Section 87.160 - Legal adviser — medical board.

Section 87.165 - Actuarial investigation — establishment of contribution rates and tables.

Section 87.170 - Conditions of retirement.

Section 87.175 - Retirement for service — amount, how computed — refund of member's contribution.

Section 87.177 - Service retirement allowance, five year service and less than twenty — survivor to share benefits — cost-of-living allowance.

Section 87.179 - Funding for increases in benefit provisions from future benefits fund.

Section 87.182 - Deferred retirement option plan, established, may include self-directed program — procedures — election to stop participation, how — death, effect of — interest earned.

Section 87.185 - Military service during war credited.

Section 87.190 - Disability retirement after five years of service.

Section 87.195 - Ordinary disability retirement, when, amount.

Section 87.200 - Retirement for accidental disability.

Section 87.205 - Accidental disability retirement allowance.

Section 87.207 - Cost-of-living increase, how determined.

Section 87.208 - Cost-of-living increases for certain persons, when — how computed.

Section 87.210 - Disability beneficiaries to undergo physical examinations.

Section 87.215 - Reduction and suspension of pension, when.

Section 87.220 - Death benefits for beneficiaries of members in service or on accidental disability allowance — child to receive benefits, when.

Section 87.230 - Widow may serve as special consultant, when, compensation, duties.

Section 87.231 - Surviving spouse as special consultant to the board, when — compensation — effect on eligibility for retirement benefits.

Section 87.235 - Payments on proof of accidental death in service — beneficiaries.

Section 87.237 - Retiree to become special advisor, when, compensation.

Section 87.238 - Retired firefighters to act as special advisors to retirement system, when — compensation.

Section 87.240 - Accumulated contributions to be refunded, when.

Section 87.245 - Remainder of accumulated contributions paid to beneficiary.

Section 87.250 - Benefits under this law payable to whom.

Section 87.255 - Amounts payable by city under chapter 287 to be set off.

Section 87.260 - Board of trustees shall have exclusive authority to invest and reinvest funds in property.

Section 87.262 - Representative may be appointed to hold title to investments.

Section 87.265 - Interest to be allowed — credit to members' accounts.

Section 87.270 - City treasurer to keep funds, how disbursed.

Section 87.275 - Amount kept on deposit.

Section 87.280 - Trustees, employees not to have interest in contracts or money.

Section 87.285 - Assets in four funds — names of.

Section 87.288 - Retired firefighter not receiving cost-of-living benefit, special consultant — compensation, amount.

Section 87.290 - Members' savings fund.

Section 87.295 - Contributions by member, how computed.

Section 87.300 - Members deemed to consent to deduction — amount to be credited to members' savings fund.

Section 87.305 - Refunds of contributions, when.

Section 87.310 - Repayment with interest of contributions withdrawn on reinstatement of member.

Section 87.315 - Benefit reserve fund.

Section 87.320 - General reserve fund.

Section 87.325 - Contributions by city to general reserve fund.

Section 87.330 - Normal contribution rate, determination of.

Section 87.335 - Accrued liability contribution rate, determination of.

Section 87.340 - Total amount payable to general reserve fund.

Section 87.345 - Accrued liability contribution discontinued, when — decreased, when — changes amortized, when.

Section 87.350 - Expense fund, purposes, determination of amount.

Section 87.355 - Amounts due from city, certification, budget and appropriation.

Section 87.360 - Reserves made obligation of city.

Section 87.365 - Benefits exempt from taxes and civil process.

Section 87.367 - Health care plan may be adopted for retirees, procedure and funding.

Section 87.370 - False statement, a misdemeanor — adjustment of benefits resulting from false statement.

Section 87.371 - Unused sick leave, how credited.

Section 87.380 - Fire departments in cities of over 100,000 may create relief fund.

Section 87.385 - Board of trustees, how composed.

Section 87.390 - City treasurer ex officio member of board.

Section 87.395 - Treasurer — duties — bond.

Section 87.400 - Creation of fire department pension fund — sources of revenue.

Section 87.405 - Moneys set apart for pension fund.

Section 87.410 - Authorizing a tax for firemen's pensions in certain cities.

Section 87.415 - Warrants to be drawn on treasurer.

Section 87.420 - Powers of board of trustees.

Section 87.425 - Members of department may be assessed.

Section 87.430 - Funds may be invested.

Section 87.435 - Who shall be beneficiaries.

Section 87.440 - Widow and children may be awarded retirement pay, when.

Section 87.445 - Widow and children beneficiaries, when.

Section 87.450 - Relatives, when.

Section 87.455 - Members may be retired, when.

Section 87.457 - Health care benefits for retirees, separate fund established for benefit and premiums — application by retiree to be special consultant, compensation to fund benefits.

Section 87.460 - Funds to be prorated, when.

Section 87.465 - Money paid beneficiaries only on warrant.

Section 87.470 - Funeral expenses.

Section 87.475 - Honorary members, admission of.

Section 87.480 - Board of trustees to make report.

Section 87.485 - Funds exempt from garnishment or other legal process.

Section 87.487 - Fund subject to domestic relations order (Kansas City).

Section 87.490 - Associations authorized to transfer funds.

Section 87.495 - Firemen's pension fund provided.

Section 87.500 - Membership continued after retirement.

Section 87.505 - Funds to create fire department pension fund.

Section 87.507 - Health care benefits for retirees, separate fund established for benefit and premiums — application by retiree to be special consultant, compensation to fund benefits.

Section 87.510 - Honorary members admitted.

Section 87.515 - Treasurer to give bond — who may be.

Section 87.600 - Proposed change in benefits — notice and meeting with representative of members required.

Section 87.615 - Retired firefighters or their beneficiaries not covered by retirement system may be employed by certain cities as consultants, duties, compensation (St. Joseph).